Title: Rainforest Alliance/SmartWood Interim Standard for Assessing ...

1.4 Indicators for Small and Large FMEs
As required under FSC policy SmartWood has developed indicators for certain criteria 2 that are
specific to certain sizes of operations. Clear quantitative definitions for small versus large FMEs
are included in regionalized SmartWood Interim Standards. Where these SmartWood regional
thresholds are not established, large FME should be considered those larger than 50,000 ha.
Small FME definition is determined by FSC regional thresholds set for small and low intensity
managed forests (SLIMF) which have been set either globally by FSC (100 ha) or by FSC
National Initiatives.
1.5 Public Input and Comment on SmartWood Standard and Certification
Processes
The certification process has both public and private aspects. Certification assessments are not
public documents unless specifically required by law (e.g. for some public forests) or approved
for public distribution by the certified operation. However, three public documents are available
for each and every certified FME:
1. A public stakeholder consultation document that announces each certification assessment
at least 30 days prior to field work;
The public stakeholder consultation document informs the public about the assessment at
least 30 days prior to it taking place. This document is distributed publicly prior to or during
an assessment. The document is typically distributed by hand delivery, FAX, mail, or email.
2. The certification standard used; and,
The specific SmartWood standard for each assessment is also publicly available before and
during the assessment and is a part of the public record for every forest certification.
3. A public certification summary that is produced with the results of each separate forest
certification.
The public certification summary is produced as a final step of the certification process and
is available only after an operation has been approved for certification.
For copies of any of the above documents, visit our website at www.rainforest-alliance.org. or
contact SmartWood Asia Pacific Regional Office (Jl. Ciung Wanara No. 1x, Denpasar Selatan
80225. Telephone +62 361 224356; Fax to +62 361 235875). We strongly encourage you to
give us your input, either positive or negative, on our candidate or certified operations,
certification standards, or certification procedures.
2 Criteria 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5. 9.1, 10.5 and 10.8.
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